Politics

Prominent businessman, Chief Chris Odinaka Igwe on Tuesday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for the All Progressives Congress (APC), after a marathon meeting with the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. A source close to the former Abia State Governor confirmed the defection of Chief Igwe with over 5,000 of his supporters. “Chief Chris Igwe has joined the APC after meeting with his business ally and friend, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. It is a big plus for the APC in Umunneochi Local Government Area and Abia State in general,” the source said. Prince Chris Odinaka…

Many members of the Labour Party in Anambra State were left disappointed and frustrated on Sunday as the much touted empowerment programme of Senator Tony Nwoye representing Anambra North failed to take place. The angry party members who assembled at the DMGS field, Onitsha, went home angry and disappointed. The party faithfuls who were invited from the 21 local government areas of Anambra State claimed that they were short-changed and misled to converge at the venue only to go home with nothing, not even transport fares. Patrick Obiakor who spoke to newsmen said he and others travelled far away from…

Presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election said yesterday that they had all agreed to drop their ambition for the 2027 presidency to pave the way for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term bid. Accordingly, the presidential hopefuls have formed a forum known as Forum of 2023 APC Presidential Aspirants, which is billed to be inaugurated on Monday, December 18, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The forum disclosed this in a statement signed by its convener/acting Chairman and former Zamfara State governor, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, and the youngest APC presidential aspirant in…

Even though the current political crisis, occasioned by the disagreement between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, godfather and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, was not quite unexpected, the fact that it came so soon did not give some stakeholders in the state enough time to plan their next political move. But with the current scenario, many of them have started the process of realignment, overtly for those with the gut and covertly for those unsure of where the pendulum would swing. Indeed, quite a number of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains and disgruntled All…

The list of commissioners, special advisers and other key aides as well as their portfolios was handed over to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. A close aide of the governor, who disclosed this exclusively to Saturday Punch, said Fubara had no input into the appointments as his predecessor was solely responsible for their selection and appointment. The source said the resignation of some of the commissioners was a confirmation that they were not the governor’s choices, but were rather imposed by Wike, who installed Fubara as his successor. The aide stated, “Yes, the resignation…

The political climate in Rivers State has resulted in numerous confrontations between former governors and their successors, with no apparent conclusion in sight. The most recent example of this drama is the disagreement between the state’s current governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Twenty-seven assembly members defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) this week as a result of the political division and tension caused by the differences between Fubara and Wike. An attempt to impeach the governor had also been made by some lawmakers in the state.…

The Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced the resignation of Mr Asue Ighodalo as the chairman of its Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2023, after informing it of his decision to offer himself for public service. Disclosing this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday, the company secretary, Uaboi Agbebaku, revealed that the changes in its board of directors were made after the board meeting on December 7, 2023. This development comes after Mr Ighodalo, who hails from Ewohimi, Esan South-East Local Government in Edo Central, indicated interest to run in the upcoming governorship election in…

A move orchestrated by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio to extract votes of confidence from his colleagues failed to materialise at the Senate on Tuesday. The plan designed to convince members of the Nigerian Senate to confer a confidence vote on Akpabio was rejected as majority of the Lawmakers decimated the Agenda. The internal crisis brewing in the Senate assumed another dimension before the commencement of the day's plenary as majority of the parliamentarians refused to key into the plan believed to be orchestrated by the Senate President's allies on the behest of the Chairman of the National Assembly. According…